Where does “havic” come from?
havic (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch havuk, from Proto-West Germanic habuk, from Proto-Germanic habukaz, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
Ancestry of “havic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | havuk | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | habuk | hawk |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | habukaz | hawk |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
Words derived from “havic”